North Co. Antrim Wreck List
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Vessel Type:

Fleetwood Steam Trawler

Location: Co. Antrim
Date of Loss: 22nd October 1906 Place: Ballintoy
Cause of Loss: Struck reef Boat Dive from: Ballintoy
Charted Depth: 20m Irish O.S. Map: Discovery Series No. 5
Height of Wreck: 4m Admiralty Chart No: 2798
Hull Material: Steel Latitude: 55 14 45 North
Type of Seabed: Sand Longitude: 06 20 35 West
Average Visibility: 3 - 8m Diving Experience: Very Experienced
No image listed.

Diving Information:

  • Lies in Larrybone Bay.
  • Hull plating starting to fall off its framework.
  • Inshore, the tide is negligible, but further off-shore the current can run up to 4 knots.

Historical Information:

  • Built in 1903 by the Goole Shipbuilding Co., Goole, she grossed 214 tons and measured 35.05 x 6.40 x 3.50m. Powered by a 3 cylinder triple-expansion steam engine.
  • Owner was T.F. Kelsall, Fleetwood.
  • Stranded and wrecked in a stoem between Sheep Island and the Mainland.

Source Publications:
"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"
by
 Richard & Bridget Larn
Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

 

North Co. Antrim Wreck List

Last update - 27-Mar-2003

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